Day-2 Decision Spurred Smith To Unexpected Win

By Todd Ceisner
BassFan Editor

Last Saturday, Casey Smith capped off an unexpected victory in his first FLW Series event at the Potomac River, thanks to a final-day 16-08 stringer anchored by a 6-pound kicker.

After arriving back in Macedon, N.Y., he got to spend Father’s Day hanging out with this nearly 17-month-old son. Not a bad weekend at all.

“He doesn’t realize what dad did,” Smith joked. “I come home and I’m the same old dad.”

A self-proclaimed “fan boy” of bass fishing, Smith has enjoyed some success at the amateur levels of the sport. Last year, he finished 20th at the B.A.S.S. Nation championship. He averaged a little more than 17 pounds per day to finish with 51-06 and beat a group of finalists that included three-time Potomac FLW Series winner (and FLW Tour pro) Bryan Schmitt.

“It feels unbelievable,” he said. “I’m extremely grateful and happy. I love the sport and follow all the pros, but when you see yourself there, a lot of it sinks in.”

The win ranks at the top of his list of accomplishments, especially considering it was his first foray into the triple-A level.

“It was pretty surreal to sit in the bag line and be next to Bryan Schmitt and Jeff Coble and Chris Baumgardner,” Smith added.

Smith said he’s far from an expert on tidal fisheries, but he’s had some exposure to them – he fished a college tournament at the Potomac in 2009, a BFL there in 2012 and the B.A.S.S. Nation East Divisional was at the Connecticut River last fall. He credited the diversity of fisheries where he’s from for helping him understand how to tackle a place like the Potomac.

“I would credit it to the versatility of our fishing in New York,” he said. “We have deep and shallow water, grass and rock, largemouth and smallmouth. I think the versatility in this part of the country helps in any neck of the woods.”

Head Games

Smith’s victory can be traced to a decision he made on day 2.

He went into the tournament planning to target scattered grass around the mouth of Aquia Creek and then follow the incoming tide north for the rest of the day.

On day 1, he had four fish for roughly 13 pounds in the boat by 8:15 a.m., all on a swimbait.

“It was a great start,” he said. “Things were rolling good.”

He encountered a lull as the tide went slack and he stuck around the area too long trying to finish his limit. He wound up catching a 1 1/2-pounder, but he regretted not sticking to his plan.

“I stayed too long trying to force it,” he added, "and that put me behind the 8 ball trying to run the tide back north. I felt with the start I had and the 4 good ones I had, I was disappointed. I lost a 3 1/2-pounder that would’ve culled that small one.”

On Friday, as he came out of Mattawoman Creek, he hadn’t decided if he was going back to his day-1 starting area or if he was going to head north right away. A north/northeast wind had blown into his spot on day 1 where he caught his first four fish.

“I debated going back there on day 2,” Smith said. “I knew it would be tough, but I knew the quality was down there.”

Ultimately, he made the call to go south. The wind wasn’t as bad as he thought it’d be.

“Even if we got down there and it wasn’t fishable, there was still time to go north and hit the good tide,” he said.

Afternoon Giants

Smith got on a flurry right away and had a limit pretty quick. The good start settled his nerves and reassured him he’d made the right call.

“I had a time when I was leaving that area no matter what, but as I fished around, I kept getting bites and making small upgrades,” he said. “On Thursday, when the flurry ended, it was over. On Friday, the wind and clouds kept those fish active and kept me there.

“I knew it was a risk again, but with the fish I was catching, I knew I was keeping myself in check range and possibly in contention to make the Top 10.”

When the tide went slack, the bites stopped, but as soon as the tide started coming in, “the big ones started to fire,” Smith added. “I started culling out 2- to 2 1/2s with 3 3/4- to 4 3/4-pound fish. That’s when I realized what was going on. I realized there was a morning bite and in the afternoon, when the tide switched, the bigger fish became active.”

He wound up bagging a tournament-best 20-00 that put him in the lead entering the final day.

Closing Time

Smith opted to follow the same plan as day 2 on the final day, but he knew he’d have a much shorter window in the afternoon due to an earlier check-in time and the better tide conditions being an hour later.

“I had from 12:30 until 1:45 or 2, at the latest,” he said. “I was going to try to capitalize on the morning flurry and wait out the dead period.”

He caught everything he eventually weighed by 9:15 a.m., highlighted by a 6-pounder.

“After that, it shut down because there was no wind or clouds,” he said. “It got sunny and slick.”

He continued to fish the area, which had been inundated with local anglers. He eventually left for about 90 minutes and returned only to find Charlie Macheck fishing the spot.

“We had to communicate as best we could and work around each other,” Smith said. “During what I felt was the good window, my co-angler caught a 4 1/2, Charlie caught two big ones and I didn’t catch anything.

“I was stressing when Charlie and I were communicating. I knew he had a good bag and he caught those two upgrades. I knew I was close. I knew everybody had to catch something, but I knew I didn’t close it out.”

Pattern Notes

The area Smith called his “winning area” was a grass flat outside the mouth of Aquia Creek.

“There were a mix of fish that had migrated out and there were the fish that live there and spawn there,” he said.

The flat was mostly 4 feet deep, but there was a ditch next to it that dropped into 6 to 7 feet.

In practice, he and traveling partner Chris O’Brien met up in the area Monday evening and tried to figure out what the fish were doing. The mapping detail wasn’t superb for the area so after O’Brien opted to call it a day, Smith stuck around and idled the entire area, making a more detailed map using Humminbird’s AutoChart feature.

“The sweet spot was small, but the area was pretty large,” he said. “I covered every inch of it. I saw the deeper hole (O’Brien) had described, but also found the ditch that I felt was going to be better.”

With both the ditch and flat covered in grass, seeing the ditch was difficult due to the small and gradual contour change, but Smith said that’s where the bulk of his bites came.

> He felt like the morning flurry, which happened on the outgoing tide, would’ve happened regardless of the tide cycle. “There was so much bait and stuff going on there,” he said. “I think that goes on there every day, no matter what.”

Winning Gear Notes

> Swimbait gear: 7’6” heavy-action Duckett Fishing Micro Magic casting rod, Shimano Curado casting reel, 15-pound Seaguar InvizX fluorocarbon line, 1/4-oz. unnamed belly-weighted 5/0 swimbait hook, 4.8” Keitech Swing Impact FAT swimbait (bluegill flash).

> Smith caught “80 to 90 percent” of his weigh-in fish on the swimbait.

> Swimjig gear: 7’6” medium-heavy Duckett Fishing Ghost casting rod, same reel, 50-pound unnamed braided line, 7/16-oz. Gambler Southern swimjg (Killer G), Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits Swim Senko trailer (junebug).

> Vibrating jig gear: 7’3” medium-heavy Duckett Fishing White Ice casting rod, same reel, same line as swimbait (17-pound), 1/2-oz. homemade vibrating jig (white/watermelon), 4” Keitech Swing Impact trailer (white).

> His 6-pounder on day 3 fell for the vibrating jig.

Notable

> “I’d heard so much about the place and how it was in rough shape, but there are a lot of fish and a lot of good fish in there,” he said. “The quality is good. I don’t know if it’s a rebound year, but I had days in practice where I caught two fish and others where I caught 15. It was a normal practice from the standpoint of having good and bad days. It’s still a pretty strong fishery, in my opinion.”

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Final Results

1. Casey Smith -- Macedon, NY -- 14-14 (5) -- 20-0 (5) -- 34-14 (10) -- 16-8 (5) -- 51-6 (15) -- $39,208

2. Charlie Machek -- Midlothian, Va -- 16-7 (5) -- 15-3 (5) -- 31-10 (10) -- 18-1 (5) -- 49-11 (15) -- $15,481

3. Ron Nelson -- Berrien Springs, Mi -- 15-14 (5) -- 17-0 (5) -- 32-14 (10) -- 15-4 (5) -- 48-2 (15) -- $11,763

4. Aaron Hastings -- Middletown, Md -- 15-2 (5) -- 16-12 (5) -- 31-14 (10) -- 15-2 (5) -- 47-0 (15) -- $9,802

5. Bryan Schmitt -- Deale, Md -- 15-12 (5) -- 17-6 (5) -- 33-2 (10) -- 12-10 (5) -- 45-12 (15) -- $9,110

6. Gregory Wilder -- Millersville, Md -- 15-11 (5) -- 14-15 (5) -- 30-10 (10) -- 14-11 (5) -- 45-5 (15) -- $7,842

7. Chris Baumgardner -- Gastonia, NC -- 15-10 (5) -- 15-13 (5) -- 31-7 (10) -- 13-9 (5) -- 45-0 (15) -- $6,861

8. Joseph Wood -- Westport, Ma -- 15-1 (5) -- 16-6 (5) -- 31-7 (10) -- 12-1 (5) -- 43-8 (15) -- $5,881

9. Jeff Coble -- Manson, NC -- 17-14 (5) -- 12-9 (5) -- 30-7 (10) -- 13-0 (5) -- 43-7 (15) -- $4,901

10. Bill Chapman -- Salt Rock, WV -- 17-15 (5) -- 14-2 (5) -- 32-1 (10) -- 5-7 (4) -- 37-8 (14) -- $3,921

The following anglers missed the cut and did not compete on day 3.

11. Michael Hall -- Annandale, Va -- 15-1 (5) -- 15-4 (5) -- 30-5 (10) -- $3,676

12. Cory Johnston -- Cavan, On -- 17-0 (5) -- 13-3 (5) -- 30-3 (10) -- $3,431

13. Kyle Prskalo -- Hobart, In -- 14-3 (5) -- 15-10 (5) -- 29-13 (10) -- $2,941

14. Omari Navies -- Fort Washington, Md -- 16-4 (5) -- 13-2 (5) -- 29-6 (10) -- $2,941

15. Bob Izumi -- Milton, On -- 13-14 (5) -- 15-6 (5) -- 29-4 (10) -- $2,941

16. Jeffrey Ware -- Warrenton, Va -- 14-8 (5) -- 14-12 (5) -- 29-4 (10) -- $2,941

17. Grae Buck -- Harleysville, Pa -- 10-5 (5) -- 18-4 (5) -- 28-9 (10) -- $2,941

18. Brandon Stapleton -- Temperanceville, Va -- 13-0 (5) -- 15-6 (5) -- 28-6 (10) -- $2,941

19. Leon Knight -- Toms River, NJ -- 15-3 (5) -- 13-3 (5) -- 28-6 (10) -- $2,941

20. David Barnes Sr -- China, Me -- 15-9 (5) -- 12-10 (5) -- 28-3 (10) -- $2,941

21. Mike Hicks -- Goochland, Va -- 14-7 (5) -- 13-10 (5) -- 28-1 (10) -- $2,696

22. Steven Stinson -- Pickering, On -- 13-11 (5) -- 14-4 (5) -- 27-15 (10) -- $2,696

23. Barton Wines -- Marshall, Va -- 16-6 (5) -- 11-6 (4) -- 27-12 (9) -- $2,696

24. Chris Johnston -- Peterborough, On -- 17-1 (5) -- 10-7 (5) -- 27-8 (10) -- $2,696

25. Chris Novack -- Mansfield, Ct -- 13-0 (5) -- 14-8 (5) -- 27-8 (10) -- $2,696

26. John Hansen -- Street, Md -- 14-3 (5) -- 13-5 (5) -- 27-8 (10) -- $2,451

27. Matthew Caffi -- Fairfax, Va -- 14-8 (5) -- 12-15 (5) -- 27-7 (10) -- $2,451

28. Andrew Buss -- North Liberty, In -- 13-2 (5) -- 14-5 (5) -- 27-7 (10) -- $2,451

29. Chris O`Brien -- Rochester, NY -- 13-8 (5) -- 13-14 (5) -- 27-6 (10) -- $2,451

30. Abe Kalechman -- Somers, Ct -- 16-6 (5) -- 10-12 (5) -- 27-2 (10) -- $2,451

31. Rodney (Tank) Mosley -- Stafford, Va -- 15-2 (5) -- 11-15 (5) -- 27-1 (10) -- $1,960

32. Matt Jones -- Spokane, Mo -- 13-13 (5) -- 13-3 (5) -- 27-0 (10) -- $1,960

33. Thomas Lavictoire Jr -- West Rutland, Vt -- 11-12 (5) -- 15-3 (5) -- 26-15 (10) -- $1,960

34. Charlie Reed Jr -- Gloucester, Va -- 13-9 (5) -- 13-6 (5) -- 26-15 (10) -- $1,960

35. Ken Golub -- Pittsford, NY -- 12-5 (5) -- 14-9 (5) -- 26-14 (10) -- $1,960

36. Ernie Freeman -- Broad Run, Va -- 14-2 (5) -- 12-4 (5) -- 26-6 (10) -- $1,960

37. Jeff Lobaugh -- Emory, Tx -- 11-10 (5) -- 14-10 (5) -- 26-4 (10) -- $1,960

38. John Vanore -- Mullica Hill, NJ -- 11-2 (5) -- 15-1 (5) -- 26-3 (10) -- $1,960

39. John Dial -- Winter Haven, Fl -- 11-5 (5) -- 14-11 (5) -- 26-0 (10)

40. David Cioppa -- Hopkinton, Ma -- 14-1 (5) -- 11-12 (5) -- 25-13 (10)

41. Matt Greenblatt -- Port St Lucie, Fl -- 14-4 (5) -- 11-6 (5) -- 25-10 (10)

42. Terry Olinger -- Louisa, Va -- 12-5 (5) -- 13-3 (5) -- 25-8 (10)

43. Ryan Powroznik -- Prince George, Va -- 10-13 (5) -- 14-10 (5) -- 25-7 (10)

44. Ed Casey -- Whiteford, Md -- 11-11 (5) -- 13-12 (5) -- 25-7 (10)

45. Bradford Beavers -- Ridgeville, SC -- 11-13 (5) -- 13-10 (5) -- 25-7 (10)

46. Joel Richardson -- Kernersville, NC -- 12-4 (5) -- 13-3 (5) -- 25-7 (10)

47. Michael Maloney -- Painesville, Oh -- 12-3 (5) -- 13-3 (5) -- 25-6 (10)

48. Jim Vitaro -- Wooster, Oh -- 12-14 (5) -- 12-3 (5) -- 25-1 (10)

49. Brandon Pyles -- Middletown, Md -- 12-7 (5) -- 12-10 (5) -- 25-1 (10)

50. Jeff Choi -- Bridport, Vt -- 12-12 (5) -- 12-2 (5) -- 24-14 (10)

51. Tim Reneau -- Del Rio, Tx -- 13-10 (5) -- 11-3 (5) -- 24-13 (10)

52. Devon Banks -- Lake Orion, Mi -- 10-10 (5) -- 14-2 (5) -- 24-12 (10)

53. Robert Grike -- Dumfries, Va -- 11-12 (5) -- 12-15 (5) -- 24-11 (10)

54. Scott Cooke -- Marengo, Oh -- 12-8 (5) -- 12-1 (5) -- 24-9 (10)

55. Jeff Hippert -- Hamburg, NY -- 12-13 (5) -- 11-11 (5) -- 24-8 (10)

56. Stephen Welden -- Millville, NJ -- 9-12 (5) -- 14-11 (5) -- 24-7 (10)

57. Jared Dial -- Winter Haven, Fl -- 10-2 (5) -- 14-5 (5) -- 24-7 (10)

58. Tom Belinda -- Holidaysburg, Pa -- 14-6 (5) -- 10-0 (5) -- 24-6 (10)

59. Rick Taylor -- West Olive, Mi -- 13-2 (5) -- 11-4 (5) -- 24-6 (10)

60. Richard Jenkins -- Callaway, Md -- 13-4 (5) -- 11-0 (5) -- 24-4 (10)

61. Richard Dunham -- Freedom, Pa -- 13-6 (5) -- 10-11 (5) -- 24-1 (10)

62. Kyle Weisenburger -- Ottawa, Oh -- 11-14 (5) -- 12-1 (5) -- 23-15 (10)

63. Wayne Dorman -- Louisa, Va -- 13-8 (5) -- 10-3 (4) -- 23-11 (9)

64. Andrew Slegona -- Walker Valley, NY -- 10-13 (5) -- 12-14 (5) -- 23-11 (10)

65. Moo Bae -- West Friendship, Md -- 14-3 (5) -- 9-6 (5) -- 23-9 (10)

66. Jim Tutt -- Longview, Tx -- 11-7 (4) -- 11-9 (5) -- 23-0 (9)

67. Wil Dieffenbauch -- Morgantown, WV -- 10-8 (4) -- 12-6 (5) -- 22-14 (9)

68. James Donegan -- Leesburg, Va -- 15-11 (5) -- 6-14 (2) -- 22-9 (7)

69. Wayne Vaughan -- Chester, Va -- 14-4 (5) -- 8-5 (3) -- 22-9 (8)

70. Michael Birr -- Franklinton, NC -- 10-9 (4) -- 11-9 (5) -- 22-2 (9)

71. John Trask -- Jay, Me -- 10-7 (4) -- 11-9 (5) -- 22-0 (9)

72. Jeff Mandes -- Smyrna, De -- 16-7 (5) -- 5-7 (2) -- 21-14 (7)

73. Duke Nave -- Norristown, Pa -- 12-1 (5) -- 9-12 (5) -- 21-13 (10)

74. Dale Prinkey -- Warren, Oh -- 8-6 (4) -- 13-4 (5) -- 21-10 (9)

75. Otis Darnell -- Linden, Va -- 9-15 (5) -- 11-11 (5) -- 21-10 (10)

76. Bradley Staley -- Pleasant Garden, NC -- 7-7 (5) -- 14-1 (5) -- 21-8 (10)

77. Danny Jones -- North East, Pa -- 13-4 (5) -- 8-3 (4) -- 21-7 (9)

78. Tim Wilson -- Gas City, In -- 12-12 (5) -- 8-10 (5) -- 21-6 (10)

79. Michael Abernathy -- Coventry, Ri -- 8-14 (5) -- 12-4 (5) -- 21-2 (10)

80. Brian Wilhoit -- Oxon Hill, Md -- 15-14 (5) -- 4-14 (2) -- 20-12 (7)

81. Michael Ertel -- Manahawkin, NJ -- 12-13 (5) -- 7-13 (3) -- 20-10 (8)

82. Ryan Ingalls -- Fairfax, Va -- 14-11 (5) -- 5-13 (4) -- 20-8 (9)

83. James Ciferni -- Hammond, NY -- 11-0 (5) -- 9-8 (5) -- 20-8 (10)

84. Garry Woodruff -- Candia, Nh -- 10-3 (5) -- 9-14 (5) -- 20-1 (10)

85. Hugh Crumpler Iii -- Palm Bay, Fl -- 10-10 (5) -- 9-4 (5) -- 19-14 (10)

86. Dale Gorrell -- Hatfield, Pa -- 12-11 (5) -- 7-0 (4) -- 19-11 (9)

87. Josh Milligan -- Edenton, NC -- 13-14 (5) -- 5-8 (3) -- 19-6 (8)

88. Peter Yanni -- Gaithersburg, Md -- 11-14 (5) -- 7-7 (4) -- 19-5 (9)

89. Kyle Hoffman -- Harpers Ferry, WV -- 11-9 (5) -- 7-12 (4) -- 19-5 (9)

90. Mark Schlarb -- Atwater, Oh -- 7-3 (4) -- 11-14 (4) -- 19-1 (8)

91. Larry Kempler -- Bluemont, Va -- 12-14 (5) -- 6-2 (3) -- 19-0 (8)

92. Shane Hatch -- Owls Head, Me -- 12-3 (5) -- 6-11 (3) -- 18-14 (8)

93. Scott Benson -- Woodbridge, Va -- 10-9 (5) -- 8-5 (5) -- 18-14 (10)

94. Andrew Dauberman -- Mifflinburg, Pa -- 5-13 (3) -- 12-14 (5) -- 18-11 (8)

95. Johnny Nguyen -- Tucson, Az -- 9-10 (5) -- 9-1 (5) -- 18-11 (10)

96. Glenn Carter -- Rockwood, Tn -- 5-13 (4) -- 12-12 (5) -- 18-9 (9)

97. Robert Brennan -- Forked River, NJ -- 4-8 (2) -- 13-15 (5) -- 18-7 (7)

98. Kirk Sullivan -- Minden, On -- 12-15 (5) -- 5-8 (4) -- 18-7 (9)

99. Ronald Martinez Jr. -- Valley View, Oh -- 7-13 (5) -- 10-10 (5) -- 18-7 (10)

100. Michael Crocker -- Pasadena, Md -- 13-5 (5) -- 4-15 (3) -- 18-4 (8)

101. Paul Pagnato Jr -- Vienna, Va -- 2-12 (2) -- 15-4 (5) -- 18-0 (7)

102. Destin Demarion -- Grove City, Pa -- 6-0 (3) -- 11-13 (5) -- 17-13 (8)

103. Ryan Smith -- Galloway, NJ -- 7-12 (5) -- 10-1 (5) -- 17-13 (10)

104. Matthew Clary -- Massena, NY -- 6-3 (2) -- 11-9 (5) -- 17-12 (7)

105. Troy Morrow -- Eastanollee, Ga -- 6-13 (4) -- 10-11 (5) -- 17-8 (9)

106. Rick Chenoweth -- Fredericksburg, Va -- 9-14 (5) -- 7-9 (5) -- 17-7 (10)

107. Kihyun Park -- Gyeonggi-Do Korea 421805, -- 5-2 (2) -- 12-4 (5) -- 17-6 (7)

108. Tommy Little -- Chester, Va -- 12-4 (5) -- 5-1 (2) -- 17-5 (7)

109. Chris Dillow -- Waynesboro, Va -- 11-11 (5) -- 5-10 (2) -- 17-5 (7)

110. Chris Flint -- Potsdam, NY -- 6-9 (3) -- 10-6 (4) -- 16-15 (7)

111. Troy Garrison -- Topsham, Me -- 4-12 (2) -- 12-2 (5) -- 16-14 (7)

112. James Mignanelli -- Harmony, Pa -- 9-9 (3) -- 7-2 (4) -- 16-11 (7)

113. Christopher Grenier -- Clarksburg, WV -- 2-13 (1) -- 13-5 (5) -- 16-2 (6)

114. Joe Lineberry -- Selwyn, On -- 13-3 (5) -- 2-10 (1) -- 15-13 (6)

115. Michael Egan -- Lake Wales, Fl -- 8-2 (3) -- 7-10 (3) -- 15-12 (6)

116. Michael Caver -- Southfield, Mi -- 2-15 (1) -- 12-12 (5) -- 15-11 (6)

117. Otto Hecht -- Stafford, Va -- 3-0 (1) -- 12-11 (5) -- 15-11 (6)

118. Paul Kimball -- Glastonbury, Ct -- 11-13 (5) -- 3-14 (2) -- 15-11 (7)

119. Chuck Bellerby Iii -- Croydon, Pa -- 8-5 (3) -- 7-4 (4) -- 15-9 (7)

120. Jamey Caldwell -- Carthage, NC -- 11-7 (5) -- 3-14 (3) -- 15-5 (8)

121. Jeff Fitts -- Keystone Heights, Fl -- 3-9 (2) -- 11-10 (5) -- 15-3 (7)

122. Jess Caraballo -- Danbury, Ct -- 8-11 (3) -- 6-5 (3) -- 15-0 (6)

123. Dan Mittlestat -- Woodhaven, Mi -- 2-14 (2) -- 12-1 (5) -- 14-15 (7)

124. Corey Radomski -- Ocala, Fl -- 9-1 (3) -- 5-13 (3) -- 14-14 (6)

125. Richard Law Iii -- Bergholz, Oh -- 12-3 (5) -- 2-8 (1) -- 14-11 (6)

126. Ben Parker -- Mooresville, NC -- 10-11 (5) -- 3-4 (1) -- 13-15 (6)

127. Joe Trinko -- Southern Pines, NC -- 6-15 (4) -- 6-12 (4) -- 13-11 (8)

128. Matt Stasiak -- Pittsburgh, Pa -- 2-7 (1) -- 11-1 (5) -- 13-8 (6)

129. Jack Minnig -- Levittown, Pa -- 4-7 (3) -- 8-5 (5) -- 12-12 (8)

130. Jason Shipton -- Muncy, Pa -- 12-9 (5) -- 0-0 (0) -- 12-9 (5)

131. Dan Morrow -- Eastanollee, Ga -- 2-10 (2) -- 9-15 (5) -- 12-9 (7)

132. Kirk McMullen -- Greensburg, Pa -- 10-15 (5) -- 1-8 (1) -- 12-7 (6)

133. Harold Marietta -- Hunker, Pa -- 8-11 (4) -- 3-8 (3) -- 12-3 (7)

134. Paul Mazzitelli -- West Wyoming, Pa -- 9-1 (3) -- 2-10 (1) -- 11-11 (4)

135. Pete Romm -- Reston, Va -- 11-10 (5) -- 0-0 (0) -- 11-10 (5)

136. Rob Johnson -- Schuylkill Haven, Pa -- 11-8 (5) -- 0-0 (0) -- 11-8 (5)

137. Merle Wells Jr -- Hammond, NY -- 6-0 (2) -- 5-8 (3) -- 11-8 (5)

138. Glenn Van Hoesen -- Dexter, NY -- 0-0 (0) -- 10-10 (5) -- 10-10 (5)

139. Matthew Pain -- Scottsboro, Al -- 3-11 (2) -- 6-11 (3) -- 10-6 (5)

140. Jason Kervin -- Auburn, Me -- 2-15 (2) -- 6-8 (3) -- 9-7 (5)

141. Sean Caswell -- Highland, NY -- 3-15 (2) -- 4-13 (2) -- 8-12 (4)

142. Trent Pardue -- Troy, NC -- 0-0 (0) -- 7-15 (5) -- 7-15 (5)

143. Burley Warf -- Moneta, Va -- 3-15 (2) -- 1-5 (1) -- 5-4 (3)

144. Brian Dauberman -- Mifflinburg, Pa -- 0-0 (0) -- 2-9 (1) -- 2-9 (1)